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by brendan_gill 12y ago
One thing that the op doesn't address is that the top 10 devices they have selected account for only a fraction of android market. I think there is an implicit assumption that if you cover the top 10 device models you can consider tha
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Odyssey.js – A JS framework for telling interactive stories with maps(cartodb.github.io)
1 points by brendan_gill 12y ago|0 comments
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by brendan_gill 12y ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent) At OpenSignal we are using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we are all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first[1] is for wireless signal wher
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OpenSignal Creates Crowdsourced Sensor Network(forbes.com)
3 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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by brendan_gill 13y ago
Extraordinary story. This reminds me somewhat of a 1955 reunion[1] of Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, and a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb in an episode of "This is your life". I can't say the whole show is tastef
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5 lies your world map told you(polgeonow.com)
1 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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Medieval & Renaissance Cartographic Sea Monsters(bibliodyssey.blogspot.co.uk)
1 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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Dambusters: 'Lost' faces of the squadron revealed(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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[Visualized] Gareth Bale's progression from left winger to a more central player(twitpic.com)
1 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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A map of New York City's 500,000 annual stop-and-frisks(theverge.com)
1 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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Historic Black and White Photos Colorized(twistedsifter.com)
2 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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The De-evolution of My Laptop Battery(ifweassume.com)
245 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|145 comments
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Traffic Growth Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint(pandodaily.com)
2 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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European startups: Some practical tips for raising capital in the US(thenextweb.com)
2 points by brendan_gill 13y ago|0 comments
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by brendan_gill 13y ago
Yep, using pressure to gauge height is how many altimeters work. Then by removing this degree of freedom your phone is able to calculate a GPS location quicker as it knows you are confined to a particular area as opposed to a volume. I bel
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by brendan_gill 13y ago
Yes, this is how we do it. It's going to be quite rough for an individual user for an individual moment in time but we've shown that averaged over many users that battery temperature is closely correlated with the ambient environmental temp
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by brendan_gill 13y ago
I think part of the problem is that we still like to think of 'journalists' and 'reporters' as well defined concepts based on their historical nature. In an age where the barriers to entry for starting a blog or news source are nil we're g
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
The author on the iTunes market seems quite close to your HackerNews user name. If you are the creator of that app it would be good form to note that in your comment. Also, if you are the creator of the app your icons seem to look very simi
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TechStars London offers Visa to entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world(techstars.com)
1 points by brendan_gill 14y ago|0 comments
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Just as a warning to anyone else who clicks the upgrade button too quickly you get entered straight into the queue and it doesn't look like there is anyway to cancel after you've committed. My curiosity got the better of me and would have p
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Op here, we're pretty sure its the Galaxy S IV. The model number, which is what we use to identify it, is the SGH-M919 and all other specs e.g. the screen resolution match up to the S IV, rather than the S III. The other comment on it bei
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Real world speeds will undoubtedly differ, as the article describes, but it's at least an improvement over no data or the 'peak' data speeds that operators like to quote that bear no relation to the actual speeds consumers experience.
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Pre-Launch Details of T-Mobile's New LTE Network(opensignal.com)
33 points by brendan_gill 14y ago|16 comments
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Yeah, Startup Chile is a great program but I don't think it's in the same league as TechStars, YCom, 500 startups & Angelpad.
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TechStars London brings access to UK visa(brendangill.tumblr.com)
23 points by brendan_gill 14y ago|7 comments
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Its not who you know... its whom you know :)
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Jody Sherman on the experience of finding a baby on his doorstep (2009)(ecomom.com)
1 points by brendan_gill 14y ago|0 comments
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Whats exploitative are the roaming fees levied by carriers.
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
Thanks - glad the new version is working better. We've squashed a large number of bugs. 1. The map screen will swipe but due to the map extending to the sides of the screen, a bezel swipe is required to switch to tabs adjacent to the map t
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by brendan_gill 14y ago
We posted on HN for exactly this type of constructive criticism (though we do hope that there are a few quiet users who are enjoying our app and don't feel the need to post a plain back slapping comment that isn't really part of the spirit

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